Ferry - Rhacodactylus Chahoua (Chewie)

Aw, that's too bad. But I guess he's growing up & figures that he is the king of his castle. I hope you can work out a truce? :cool: But as you say, gloves on!

Here is a video of Ferry attacking my gloves to protect his home.

https://vimeo.com/495147201


Here is Ferry 3 seconds later, calm and sweet as can be, out of his home :).

https://vimeo.com/495147093

Looking great dave, he really didn't want to play at first did he[emoji106][emoji106]

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Wanted to update on Ferry.

He's been gobbling down his insects, but hasn't touched his gel food in a couple of weeks. He was sporadic before that for a bit in the winter, but I am getting a little worried.

He looks fine and is acting normal otherwise.

Any thoughts from Rhaco keepers?

I am guessing it's a seasonal thing and he'll get back to it. In the meantime, I gut load his insects and put calcium on every feed (2-3X a week he gets insects) and multivitamin 1X a week. Just as I've always done.

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Originally Posted by dakski

Wanted to update on Ferry.

He's been gobbling down his insects, but hasn't touched his gel food in a couple of weeks. He was sporadic before that for a bit in the winter, but I am getting a little worried.

He looks fine and is acting normal otherwise.

Any thoughts from Rhaco keepers?

I am guessing it's a seasonal thing and he'll get back to it. In the meantime, I gut load his insects and put calcium on every feed (2-3X a week he gets insects) and multivitamin 1X a week. Just as I've always done.

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I did some digging and may have answered my own question.

I upped the temps a few degrees this morning. I went from 75F on the basking spot to about 79F on the basking spot. The tank overall warmed up a couple of degrees. I'll see if this stimulates him to eat his gel.

I can go up to about 81-82F comfortably with him and still a few degrees of margin of error. Chewie's can go to about 85F in the summer, but not much more. I believe Leachies are a little more sensitive. Ezzy is about 75F all year round and eats like a pig.

I have also upped humidity recently for both Rhacos. That seemed to have little effect on Ferry.

I hope that works- I have a hunch that it will.

I raised temps, I lowered temps again, and I don't know if it did anything. However, Ferry seemed to have been going through a phase. He's devouring his gel food again.

Tonight I went into feed him insects and he flipped and started running up the door and tried to get over the tank - he can be fast when he wants to be. I grabbed him just in time and put him back in his tank. My nerves are shot (see post about our sewer pipe break and hospital stay etc.) and I didn't need that tonight.

He's fine, I am fine, and he's back in his tank eating his food happily.

I'll post some pics soon (although he look the same). He's doing well and I am happy he's back to eating his normal diet and not just insects.

Whew...! :cool: Ferry- go to your room! (don't pick on Dad today, okay?)

Ferry continues to eat all his food items and is doing great.

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